Civic Accountability · Nigeria

NGScorecard

Previously in Kebbi:
Term report
2
Total tracked
0
Kept
1
Partial / mixed
1
Broken
Kept
Partial / mixed
Broken
In progress
Governance
Win a credible, legally secure mandate from voters
Partial
The promise
Implicit in seeking re-election: secure a mandate that would withstand legal scrutiny.
Assessment
Dakingari's 2011 re-election was nullified by the Supreme Court in February 2012 after a lower tribunal found irregularities, requiring a fresh election, which he then won in March 2012 — a legally secure mandate was eventually achieved, but only after the original result was thrown out.
Governance
Transparent, accountable management of public funds
Broken
The promise
Campaigned on accountable stewardship of Kebbi's public funds.
Assessment
The ICPC arraigned Dakingari after he left office over an alleged fraud running into the region of ₦1 billion.